Woman tried to set herself on fire following crash: police

Toronto Police are investigating a strange twist on a five-vehicle collision Wednesday night after a woman involved in the crash fled the scene and tried to set herself on fire.

The crash happened at about 6 p.m. in the area of Bayview Avenue, near Elmwood Avenue. Police believe a woman in her 40s caused the crash, then left her vehicle and ran into a home on Foxwarren Drive. Once in the stranger’s home, she approached the stove, lit up the elements, heated up the oven and began trying to hurt herself, according to Toronto Police Traffic Services.

She has burns and other injuries related to the crash, police said. She also singed her hair. She was sent to hospital where she is being treated for non-life threatening injuries, said Toronto Police Constable Wendy Drummond.

A 50-year-old male driver was also sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a piece of lumber fell off another vehicle and smashed into the windshield of his truck.